[Christian]

I did see some active Right Arm thrust in your swing, that's why I asked whether you were right handed. Its very natural to use your dominant hand and arm. In fact thats why Homer listed Drive Loading first. 12-1.

One isnt better than the other the choice is yours. But thrusting can be a death move to a Swinger hence the golf magazines CF centric view on everything. When I see new golfers, kids, women I see them thrusting. I see thrusters in tournaments , good golfers.......guys who Ive discovered dont read golf magazines that much. I make a point of asking. They just "get the job done" and are relatively oblivious to golf instruction. To their benefit by and large. Imagine taking some guy who is a tournament golfer and getting him to Swing?

Im not saying to go back to Hitting .......the choice is yours. But you landed in the right place. Only TGM properly distinguishes Hitting and Swinging.

One little tip to think about as you wait to get together with Amen Corner......whether you're swinging or hitting think of the golf swing as the straightening of the right arm (either actively or passively, hitting or swinging) but with the right hand held in the amount of bend you establish at address. In other words dont straighten the right arm and unbend the right wrist. The flip you mention , the loss of the flat left wrist from a right side perspective is the maintenance of the bent right wrist. Not necessarily fully bent , just the amount you establish at address. Try it in little chips , feel its geometric simplicity , then little pitches , then little mid irons..... Hitting or swinging (active right arm extension or not)

Homer called this "golf's unique move". The reason good athletes from other sports suffer while learning golf. When you throw a ball you fire the right hand.....not good for golf. So straighten the right arm without unbending the right wrist.

Good post, thank you!

That right forearm thrust is not intended. I didn't even realise I had it. But I don't doubt you a single bit. I have a VERY hard time getting my elbow into a pitch elbow position. I always end up with what I _think_ is a punch elbow. Atleast it's nowhere near pitch as described in the book. Wich is what I'm striving for.

To clarify, I am TRYING to drag load. (Its obviously not working).

The bold part is part of what I have been working on after seeing my swing on that video. I can't think about a FLW, even if that's what im working on. For it to work, I must learn this mechanic by feeling that my right wrist is bent.(Rather: Learn this FLW "feel", from what I know is a BRW, if that makes sense) Rather than trying to "feel" a FLW since that feel i have at the moment, is wrong.

And i say once again, I am progressing, and I am not flipping the club near this amount any longer; at least not if i compare compression over these few weeks after the video. The 4i is once again my primary tee-shot club and it no longer has this insane trajectory. (When I do stop thinking about the BRW, I do of course flip.)

As for my pivot. It does have an unhealthy amount of forward hip slide, doesnt it? I think I would go about calling it a sway. But am I wrong? This is something thats eating me.(I know my head should be stationary, and I know my left foot should be planted put, and not roll/point more towards the target as it does in my followthrough). Im right now, curious about the slide. Cause it is something that I can't get out of my head.

I am working the basic motion in my hotel room. Every evening! And I can't help myself practicing the takeaway at the moment, after reading what Bernt had to say about that.

And, on a sidenote, no I won't go to hitting the full swing right now. I am hitting my chips and lobs, and shorter shots, because I find it easier to get consistent contact. I am going to learn to swing through a total motion first.
Then, maybe...Probably. Hopefully, hit!